Elizabeth Rider returning to Coronation Street in new role

Elizabeth Rider, who played Ashley Peacock’s biological mother in Coronation Street, is reportedly making a comeback this summer, but in a brand new part.

Her return marks 20 years since she last appeared on the show.

Elizabeth Rider returning to Coronation Street after 20 years

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“Corrie bosses are delighted to have tempted Elizabeth for a short stint on the cobbles,” a source told The Sun.

“She’s a legendary actress with a huge amount of talent and everyone’s thrilled she’s here.”

Newsquest has contacted ITV for comment.

This will be Ms Rider’s fourth role on the ITV soap, having previously appeared in two other parts as far back as 1999.

Her impressive career spans all four major British soaps, including EastEnders, Emmerdale, and Hollyoaks.

She also had a recurring role in the BBC One series Doctors, playing DCI Lynette Driver.

Ms Rider’s TV credits extend beyond soap operas.

She has appeared in critically acclaimed dramas such as Line of Duty, Doctor Foster, and Call the Midwife, as well as popular shows The Sarah Jane Adventures and Doctor Who.

Coronation Street star weighs in on potential return to ITV soap

In other Corrie news, former star Charlotte Jordan has spoken on a potential return to the show one day.

She played the popular Daisy Midgeley on ITV’s Coronation Street from 2020 to 2025 and earned a British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance.

Now, Ms Jordan has weighed in on a potential return to Weatherfield, speaking to Radio Times.

She said: “Oh, well, nobody’s asked, but for now I’m happy to sort of just keep exploring and keep seeing what… I mean, I only left a year ago, it’s very early days, so now I’m happy to keep, keep giving it a good go.”

Since leaving the soap, she has taken on new roles in television, first in the radio soap opera The Archers.

Her latest role is in the new BBC period drama series The Hairdresser Mysteries, where she stars as Clary Coombs, alongside Sally Phillips, who plays the main character, Lily Petal.

It tells the story of upmarket hairstylist Lily, who leaves the city to run a hairdressers in a small town, and becomes the centre of gossip and secrets.

Ms Jordan revealed that the transition from Coronation Street to her latest project was relatively smooth.

She said: “I mean, speed-wise, it wasn’t an adjustment.

“Corrie was a fantastic training ground in that sense, for this particular job, but I did really like playing a character that couldn’t be more different from who I played, which was great.

“I was hoping for that.

“I wanted to play someone next who was the polar opposite, so I’m grateful for that.

“But no, it wasn’t super different technically, it was all sort of the same ingredients, but it was a very different world, and it’s a very different tone, and it’s obviously very different, it’s a different genre, different vibes.

“So that was great.”

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